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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-01-03

COLORADO sILvER-PLATING WORKS.
Silver. Plated Amalgamating Plates for Saving
Gold furnished to order in any quantity. Old
plates re-plated and made good new. Rates
as low as the lowest. P. RIGNEY, 34l Seven
teenth street.
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r. W. STEWART l. co.

r. W. STEWART l. CO.,
Dealers in Eastern and Native Lumber, Sash,
Doors. Blinds, and Mouldings. Hardwood
Lumber of all kinds. Planning Mill Work in
all it's branches. All kinds Of Glass. Office,
Blake street, between 18th and 18th.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-01-03

THE VENTURE POWDER 90.
Not In che Pool. Independent as to Prices Man.
ufacturers of all grades of High Explosives.
Thoroughly established in Colorado. Send for
circular.
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$25 Reward.

The undersigned hereby offer $25 reward for
evidence that will secure the conviction of any
party or parties using powder to kill fish In the
running streams of Alturas county.
j. M. BURKRrT, Z. DAFT,
G. ]. SELWYN, ]. A. RUPERT.
Z. G. COFFIN.
HALEY, Idaho, August 2, 1886.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-01-03

BARTELDES l. CO..
Prcprietors of Colorado Seed House,
Wholesale Dealers In Hay, Grain, Flour, Feed ant
Seeds of every description Send for cats
logue. Consignments and correspondence SO
lcited. No. 403 Holiday street.
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Wanted.

Reliable local and travelling salssmen to sell
lubricating Oil. Enclose stamp for reply.
o7d6wl* E. F. DIETERICHS. Cleveland, Ohio
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-01-03

NOVELTY MANUFACTURING CO.,
Rubber Printing Stamps. Seals, Stencils, Steel
Stamps. Badges, Checks, Door Plates. Electric
Apparatus, etc. 284 Sixteenth street.
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D. T. SANDERSON

Proprietor of Denver Spice Mills Teas and Cof
fees. Japanese Fancy Goods a specially. Nc
S72 Lawrence st., near corner 18th.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-01-03

GOLDEN PAPER MFG CO.,
tR. C. Wellss Mills. oiden, Colorado,
Manufacturers of Wrapping Papers. and dealers
In Paper, Twine, and Printers Stock Of every
description. Charles N. Knowles's warehouse,
1871 and 1923 Holiday street.
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COLORADO SOAP CO.,

COLOhADO SOAF CO.,
Jno. R. Kennedy, President.
1ols Manufacturers Of the Celebrated Gsyserfte
Soaps, branded as follows: National 9eyser-
fte. for laundry and bath: Pride of Denves
r9eyssrite: Zshn's Patent Geyserite: Geysse
6Apone. Corner 18th and Delgany SITS.
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Z. 8. MeKINLAy. is. CARY. W. A. McKIxLAY.
NATIONAL MACHINERY CO.,
Manufacturers and Dealers In Machinery for
Mines, Mills aud Smelters. Salesroom, corner
Seventeenth and Blake streets.
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Attention, A. 0. u. w!
Stated meetings of HALEY Lodge, No. l, A. o. q.
". are held every Monday evening. at 7:30 O'Clock
All visiting brethren are cordially invited to at
tend.
By order Of
HI. POUND, N. W.
I. ". GARRETT Recorder.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-01-03

HENRY LEE,
Dealer In Agricultural Implements Field, Garden
aud Flower Seeds, divers Chilled and Casa
dy's Sulky Plews, John Deere Plows and Gull
tivators, and Mccormick Reapers and Mowers.
Nos. 3S2. 3s3, 3s4 and 1856 Wazee street.
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MERCHANT PUBLISHING 90.

Printers and Binders. Nos. 900 to 226 sixteenth
STREET. Stock Certificates, Mining Pamphlets
etc, q specially. All kinds CT Job Work don,
on short notice. Prompt attention given I,
mail orders
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F. Nj. Davis, Proprietor,
Mining Machinery, Hoisting Engines. Mintn
l. Pumps Engines. Boilers, Saw Mills. an
General Milling Machinery. once and works
corner Eighth and Larmer streets.
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BADGLEY l. WATKINS

BADGLEY WATKINS,
General Mining Supplies. steam Gas and Water
Fittings. Betting and Packing Hose. Pipes
and Tubing of all descriptions. Iron Roofing.
Washburn and MOen Wire Ropes, the best
made. Representatives Of National Tube
Works. Agents for Deane Steam Pumps.
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THE JONES DRUG CO.

CALLAwAY BROS. h DINawALL,
Wholesale and retail Queensware. China, Glass.
ware, Plated Ware. etc. Nos. 400 and All Law
renee street, King Block.
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HENDEY & MEYER ENGINEERING CO.,
Smelling Furnaces, Crushers, Rolls, Stamp Mills,
Concentrating Machinery, Hooper Sinners,
Rogines; Plain and Automatic Boilers; Hoiat-
ing. Steam and Cornish Pumps; Sample
Grinders,
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Latest Improved Concentrating Machinery, for
all classes OF ore. Mining, milling hosting
and sampling machinery Of every description.
Once and works. seth street and q. p. b. b.
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! W. r. RUST, ]. G. WILSON,
| President and sup't. Secretary.
THE DENVER PUBLIC sAMPLING WORKS,
Thirty-hrst street bridge. Once. No. S Windsor
block. All Ores Sold to the Highest Bidder.
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DENVER MANUFACTURING CO..
EDWARD B. LIGHT. President,
Tanners and Manufacturers Of Heavy Team Hsr-
ness, Stock Saddles, Boss Rawhide Lariats,
Horn 6addletrees, and everything for the
horse. Wholesale and Retail. Proprietors Of
the Rocky Mountain Tannery. Send IL cents
for illustrated catalogue and price list. No.
384 Holiday street.
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DENVER VARIETY MACHINE SHOP,
Thomas Crow, Prop'r.
Manufacturer Of Improved Steam Engines, Shaft
ing Pulleys. Hangers, Tools, and General Ma.
chinery. Large display of NEW and SECOND.
HAND MACHINERY. 43S Blake street.
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EUREKA FIGURING MILLS,
A No. / Home Comfort Fsvorite.
This IL . new mill, just completed-roller pro
cess. We guarantee our Flour to be equal t
any In Colorado. Send for prices and samples
Also, proprietors Of Cresmsries in Nebraska.
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W. 81. RUNKLE. JOHN WIcH
STAR BOILER AND SHEET IRON WORKS.
Runkle Wich, Prop'rs.
Manufacturers Of Water Jackets, Ore Cars, Buck
eta, Water Tanks, Roasters, Boilers. etc. Re
pair work promptly attended to. Nos. 39l an
500 Bassett street.
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FrieEs Bsllio0 treet ssS door west Of DR.
svU1 aRns. al
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-01
How Mules saved an Army.

Prior to the battle of Nashville Mai.
Gen. James L. Donaldson (who won
honors in the Mexican war, and who
died in the spring of 1866 was Quar-
termaster under Gen. Thomas, Having
occasion to purchase mules for the
army, he ordered a person in whom he
had confidence to visit the contiguous
Northern STATES. inadvertently saying to
| him. buy as many as you can not
supposing he would be able To secure
more than few thousand at the most.
Some weeks afterward, just before the
attack upon Hoods army, Gen. Donald
son, on meeting his agent, inquired how
many he had been able to secure. To
the amazement of the General he was
informed that %, 900 or more had been
obtained. Upon which the astonished
General exclaimed: | am aruined man!
shall be court-martialed and be driven
from the army for not limiting you in
the purchase. You have procured many
times more than had any idea or in
tention of purchasing; but the fault is
mine, not yours | ought to have been
particular in my orders.
In an extremely dishcartened state.
he went To his home, believing that
such thoughtless act on his part
conld not be overlooked by the COM
handing General He had scarcely
reached his house before messenger
came from Gen. Thomas with an order
for Gen. Donaldson to come immedi-
ately to headquarters. This seemed to
be the sealing of his fate, aud in state
of trcpidation bordering on frenzy he
appeared before Gen. Thomas, whom
he found in mood apparently of great
depression. Soon after Donaldson had
entered his presence Gen. Thomas said:
donaldson, how many mules have your
With some perturbation he replied;
Upward of 10000 twenty-five
thousand did you say?' repeated the
General: .'is it possible that you have
this number? Donaldson. accept my
most heartfelt thanks; YOU have saved
this army! | can now have transporta-
ton and can fight Hood, and will do so
at once THE CcHtuFg.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-01
Alligator Battle,

A fierce and bloody fight between
alligators was the rare sport witnessed
at Coatesville a few days ago by one
of the attendants in DIR. Hustons gar
den in that borough. Each of the com
| batantS measured over five feet in
length, and had been living for eight
years peaceably together in great
tank which DIR. Huston had constructed
for them near his house. They were
natives of Florida, and were brought
from that country when small by DIR.
Huston. For some weeks, however,
the two great reptiles had been show
ing signs of discomfort with each other,
but no one anticipated the terrible AMI
fatal termination of this curious quar-
One day the attention of the gardener.
who was at work near the tank, was
attracted by a commotiOn in the water,
aud looking up he saw that the two
alligators were engaged in a desperate
struggle. The man rushed to the spot,
but was powerless to stop the fight,
which was raging So tercely that the
water was dashed into foam and the
greenhouse was splaShed in every direc-
ton. The largest of the combatants
was seeking to get the body of the
smaller alligator in his wide open jaws.
but the latter was always too quick TO
be caught. and moved round and round.
striking the biz reptile with his tail,
and sometimes getting his enemy's legs
in his jaws and biting them. The tank
was soon Redeemed with the blood
which flowed from the wounds inflicted
in this curious contest.
The gardener attempted to separate
the maddened contestants by batting
them with long pole, but they paid
no attention to his attempt NJ diversion
and went on with their fight only more
desperately. They rolled over each
other. sometimes in the water and at
times on the bank in the mud. but al
ways lashing with their tails. The
smaller and more agile of the two con
tinued to bite the legs and body of the
big alligator, and the latter moved
about slowly, seeking to make sue
ceSSIul graz nj MS opponent body.
Their sleepy eyes had become bright
and snappy. and it was evident that the
fight waste be to the death. AT last, in an
effort to snap at the swinging tailof the
larger, the small alligator fell over on
his side, and before he could get out of
the way the big jaws of his enemy were
closed upon him with a snap.
Then occurred the most curious part of
the battle. Raising himself slightly
upon his fore feet the big alligator lifted
the smaller one from the surface of the
water and shook him as a dog would
shake rat-shook him until it seemed
that his tail would be hurled of, and
until, in fact. his back was broken aud
he lay dead and limp in those great
Jaws. Then the big animal dropped
the body and moved off to sun himself
Hiladeiphia Record.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-01
Colt,s Brutal Revenge.

"A good many stories are told about
young Colt the owner Of the DauDtless, y
says a writer in Sporting Life. u re-
member to have heard in Hartford,
where he resides, that one morning some
years ago he started to drive across the
country with a pair of fine blooded
horses, expecting to bring up at New
port. He had gone but few miles,
however. when he became dissatisfied
with the performance of his horses, and
jumped out of his wagon, drew a revol-
yer, and shot both of his animals dead.
Then he procured another conveyance
and went on his way, having wasted
over 81 900 in horseilesh merely to vent
a momentary passion upon a pair of
brutes whose conduct, doubtless, was
the result of his own unpleasant tenn
Der. y
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-01
Acres of Teeth.

Come with me" said Press Agent
Day of Forepaugh's to Chicago Herald
reporter did YOU never see an acre
Of teeth2 No? Then will show YOU
one-yes, two acres, almost 1O-acre
lot.
Then Press Agent Day led the way
mp the track which surrounds the two
rings and platform in the circus tent.
The performance was congo and the
two clowns. one made up as bear.
were going through their really comic
maneuvres and limitations of the
/ Blondin horse. Interesting as this bit
of pantomime was. it could not compare
/ for picturesqueness with the scene
presented on the other side of the ring
There. stretched out upon the hillside
Of seats. was the oft-heard of "sea of
faces. Always rather startling TO one
who beholds il for the first time, this
ocean Of eountenauces. sparkling with
thousands of ewes. and looking 50 white
bv contrast with the darker shades of
clothing and the soot-stained canvas,
now took on an aspect doubly strange.
In each face there appeared to be a still
whittier streak. a horizontal line which
seemed almost TO glitter.
| There" exclaimed the circus agent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-01

"look at that for half acre of teeth.
That is a scene to make dentist weary,
and in circus is the only place YOU
can find it. Theatre audiences do not
grin and show their teeth like that,
except up in the gallery. where You
can't see them. Walk along over there
by the reserved seats and you'll not see
any such display as this. The people
who sit there don't grin, either, or at
least don't open their mouths But
even this crowd over here ON the gen
eral benches is nothing to what YOU may
see in the country. Look carefully and
you'll perceive that not more than one
spectator in three is showing his teeth;
in the rural districts nine out of ten do
whenever anything real funny is going
on in the ring. If | was to go to sleep
for six months, ana you were to take
me inside a circus tent in front of the
crowds, | could tell whether we were
in a city or in a country town by simply
noting the display of teeth along the
benches. "
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-01
A Funny Bit of Charity.

saw an old man the other day,
who, like several persons l met. looked
exceedingly warm, suddenly stop to
eye a cab horse which looked even
warmer than he, and | was amused to
see him walk up to the exhausted ami
nal and begin to fan his head. really
think that the horse smiled. At least
his look of detection Immediately dis
appeared. 1t was a kind act for a
stout old party in a sweltering seer
sucker to devote his only fan to a poor
cabby. 1t was not so common "A sight
as to see Harvard senior fan a lovely
girl on class day, but it was more
disinterested. A feeling that | had
witnessed the scene somewhere before
in a comic guise made me smile as /
walked away. | was puzzled for a
moment TO know whence the reminder
came, but finally recognized that the
recollections of "T'itania" and the
donkey-headed clown had been stirred
by this modern sight Yet | felt that
the old fellows kind act was wronged
by such thought. He is one of the
men who helps to compensate for the
wrongs done the animal kingdom on
the street, and if there is a horse hea en-
he will surely find a welcome i'll its
green pastures. Boston Post.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-01
ylennn.s ..snergeld.n

There is a peculiarly which Vienna
shares in common with all Austrian
towns At 10 o'clock the streets are
deserted Scarcely will you meet one
solitary soul. A law authorizes the
potiere or concierge to levy a tax of
10 kreutzers, called the spergeld, on
any person leaving or entering the
house after that hour. Thus the sper-
geld obliges You when you are invited
to party, to pay 10 kreutzers on leav-
ing your own apartment, 10 more for
yourself and your servant on entering
your hosts house, the same when you
leave it aud the same on re-entering
you. Jwn. This spergeld gives rise to
some .uJ lus fashions Thus the
theatre and opera begin early, and the
performance is timed to end at 9:45.
If it lasts longer nearly the whole
audience rises and hastens away to
be home in time to save the spergeld.
Cafes are emptied at that hour, and the
trains are crowded a the last moment
of grace arrives, and even the rubbers
of whist at the clubs are interrupted.
1t grows into such a force of habit and
is such an accepted fact, that, under
exceptional circumstances, you 90 not
think of mourning the debt
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-01
The Pattern Was out.

A lady walked into city store few
days ago and inquired for the carpet
department. to which she was conduct
ed. You see" she explained. Il
bought piece of carpet mere for nv
parlor, and Samuel, my husband saws
nothin' ii do but we must have more
like it. So | want to get the remnant. l
don't remember the clerk that waited on
me. but Id know the carpet If I'd set ewes
on it, Three clerks were kept busy an
hour and half unrolling carpeting for
Aer identification, but the desired rem
nant didn' 1 come tolight. Dear me. this
Is very Disappointing, said the lady
with tone of veNation, II felt sure |
could find the rest of it, ..When did
you buy the goods. madam. inquired
the clerk. 20, twenty-five or twenty
three years ago. | know it was Just
about the time of Lees surrender and
Samuel wished 10 celebrate. and"
''Ah, madam said the clerk. Il fear
the remnant has been sold. Buffalo
Courier.
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a summer Industry.

That makes over 800" said the
manager of knit goods mandatory
to Chicago News reporter. as a young
woman with bundle in her hands
closed the door behind her. Il adver-
tised for women to do crochet work at
their homes. and I've fairly been be-
:, .ged with applicants ever since"
.Why is there special demand for
crochet work at this season of the year?''
"Toboggon caps was the laconic
reply. You see, we're getting ready
for next winters trade, and, as there
seem to be no signs Of the toboggan
craze dying out, we want To lay in a
good stock of material to till the de-
mands of the iobbers. This crochet
work is an excellent thing by the way,
and there manya family in Chicago
which is entirely supported by it. 1t
doesn't require much skill, and woman
with an aptitude for that kind of work
can easily crochet 0 caps in the course of
the day. We pay ten cents a cap,so YOU
see a woman can make nice little in
come out of the work. Strange to
say, however, most of our applicants
are married women, VINO are supported
in comfortable style by their husbands
They have everything they want except
pin money, and they take this means of
getting it, After all, its sort of an
amusement for them, too.
After their household duties are over
and they find their time hanging heavily
on their hands, they can take out a cap
and work on it. Why, said a woman
to me this morning, / think this just a
splendid scheme. don't care if |
don't make more than 81 week; il
viii keep me in ice cream Some firms
require the crOcheters to make deposit
before they take the work home. but
we never do. I've been i'm the business
over 10 years, and I've never known
the firm to lose an ounce of material.
No, the people who do this kind of work
are honest.
At this point a buXom young matron
entered the managers office, leading a
little girl by the hand. '.Oh, Mr.. -"
she exclaimed. II want material for
six dozen caps. We've started society
on the West side. and we're going to
have Gaping bee every day. It's
just too delightful for anything. and L m
going Ia make ever so much pin-money
! this summer
That's just the way it goes said
the manager. after the applicant for
material had departed, Nov. know
that woman. Her husband is head
clerk in big store down town, and
gets a salary of $500 year. She has
no need of the money; its only freak
in which she has induced some of her
friends to participate. They'll soon
tire of it. though. and then some one
more in need of the money will receive
the benefit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-01
THE WAY TO SING:

The birds must know " no wisely sings
" m sing as they,
The common air has generous wings,
Songs make their way.
No messenger To run before,
Devising plan,
NJ mention of the place or hour
To any man:
No waiting till some sound betTays
a listening ear:
No different voice. no new delays,
Ii steps draw near.
s-What bird Is that: Its song Is good
Aud eager eyes
Go peeFlnS through tn dusky wood
In glad surprise
Then late AT night, when 10y his fire
The traveller sits,
Watching the flames grow brighter. higher
The sweet song fits
By snatebes through his weary brain
To help him rest.
When next he goes that road again,
An empty nest
On leailess Tough will make him sigh,
-.Ah. ne, Last spring
just here I heard. in passing by,
That rare bird sing ~
But while he sings remembering
How sweet the song,
The little bird, on tireless wing,
l. borne along
In other AIR. and other men,
With " ary feet,
On other roads the simple strain
Are fiufing sweet
The hir,t- must know Who " sely sings
viii sing as they,
The common air has generous wings
Songs make their way
HELEN HUNT-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-01

1t isa well-known fact that school
children suffer from influences which
tend TO seriously injure their eyesight
DR.. Lincoln has recently written on the
-Hy giene of the Eyes Among School
Children" He "a. In school work
we should require Cd comfortable
temperature. and especially let the feet
be kept warm and dry. (2) good ven
tilation. (3) loose clothing. "a erect
posture, (5) little study before break
fast, ordireetly after hearty meal. none
AT all at twilight or late at night. 90
great caution about study after recov-
cry from fevers, "a light abundant, but
not dazzling, (Sl sun not shining on
the desk or on objects in front Of
the pupil. CO.. light coming from
the left hand or left and rear;
under some circumstances from in front
(no hight from tie right of the pupil
permiited): IN the book held at right
angles to TIE line of light. or nearly 50;
(1l) frequent rest BY looking up, (12l
distance of book from the eyes to be
abou, IS inches.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-01
Not Hero Wershippers.

The American people are not rs much
given to hero worship now as in the
last generation. | have been interested
lately to observe how even our most
distinguished public men 90 up and
down the land, show themselves at the
great hotels and public places, and
don't even attract enough attention to
cause people TO look around. | sat at
dinner with Chauncey Nj. Depew in a
Chicago hotel not long ago, and this
was the topic of our conversation.
Said he: There are four United States
Senators i'm this house and three eX-
Cabinet officers, and they come and 90,
and no one stops to look at them
When | was a boy | would have walked
twenty miles to see "A United States SEN
atOr y